But after a month spent saying goodbye, the long-time warrior for the code could not resist one final spray.

In the climate of falling attendances and rising match-day costs for fans, he took aim at the Victorian Government after failing to invest in the MCG.

Reeling off the figures that other state governments have given to major stadium works, approximately $50 million to the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), the stadium's operators, seems to have been not enough.

"Here in Melbourne, it generates billions of dollars of economic activity, we pay $6.5 million to the MCC and I can tell you that would go a long way to help our Victorian clubs if we weren't paying it," he said.

"Whoever wins the next election, step up and support the MCC because it would help our competition."